§ Keith VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans she has to meet the Independent Commissioner who will deal with complaints against solicitors. [67934]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonSir Stephen Lander's appointment as the Law Society's first Independent Commissioner has recently been announced. Ministers look forward to meeting him after he takes up his new post overseeing the Law Society's Consumer Redress Scheme in November 2002.
§ Keith VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the backlog of cases is at the Office of Supervision of Solicitors. [67933]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe most recent progress report from the Law Society shows that as at 31 May 2002, the total outstanding caseload at the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors was 8,255.